All Beauty articles
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OpinionHaving a rib removed to get the perfect waist is becoming popular - what would Eve say about that?
Jenny Sanders explores the growing trend of rib removal surgery in pursuit of the perfect waistline. She asks what Eve — and God — might say about our obsession with physical perfection.
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OpinionHow God helped me to embrace my natural hair
Writer Maxine Harrison shares her journey of embracing her natural hair in a world shaped by European beauty standards. Through faith and self-acceptance, she discovers the beauty and worth in how God uniquely created her.
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OpinionKatie Price and cosmetic procedures: what can Christian women learn about when it is enough?
Salomé Criddle explores the tension between modern beauty standards and the divine truth of our inherent worth. She challenges readers to look beyond cultural pressures and rediscover the sacred beauty of being “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
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OpinionGreat genes, great divide? A Christian perspective on beauty, race and the Sydney Sweeney controversy
In the wake of American Eagle’s latest campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, writer Hope Bonarcher, herself a black model, offers her Christian lens on beauty standards, identity, and the deeper worth found in Christ alone.
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OpinionMy thoughts as a Christian woman on Ulrika Jonsson’s bold rebuttal to ageism
Jemimah Wright reflects on Ulrika Jonsson’s powerful response to negative comments on her appearance.
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ArticleDiscovering ‘clean beauty’
Makeup artist and clean beauty specialist, Amy Dyas told Jane Knoop about her insight into sustainably sourced, natural beauty products and reflects on the interconnectedness of her faith and her passion for makeup
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ArticleThe beauty myth unveiled
Rev Katherine Chow reveals how shallow the narrative we are sold daily truly is, and suggests we embrace God’s better way instead – as Leah did
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Opinion‘What does the cosmos have to do with your cosmetics?’
‘The cosmetic industry (from the same Greek root as “cosmos”) and social media have been infiltrated by the father of lies and so we must be aware and vigilant about becoming trapped in the idolatry of either self-exaltation or self-hatred.’ says Emma Stark.
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OpinionModel Bella Hadid has been scientifically declared as the world's most beautiful woman. Is there any value for Christian women to engage with these kind of beauty standards?
‘Outside beauty does not last, it fades, however perfect and symmetrical it is. What is inside is what counts. That gives hope to all of us,’ says Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright.
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OpinionI believe God opened the door to me becoming a beauty queen in my fifties
JeanAnne Roberts’ beauty pageant dream was crushed almost 40 years ago, but she was amazed to find God resurrected it; when she was 55.
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Article‘Who cares what she’s selling? What the heck has she done to her face?!’
Hope Bonarcher looks at our culture’s obsession with youth, and reveals the age-defying beauty that Jesus offers each one of us
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OpinionTurning 50 – when will women just be allowed to age naturally?
As Kate Moss, Mel C and Victoria Beckham turn 50, Claire Musters, who recently reached the same age, acknowledges the pressures she has felt about growing older.
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OpinionWhat do Pamela Anderson and Alicia Keys have in common?
Celebrities are eschewing make-up for bare-faced beauty and causing a media frenzy as a result. Jemimah Wright wonders what the consensus is for Christian women.
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OpinionAs Christians we can talk like beauty is a bad thing, but here's why I think that's wrong
Founder of a skincare range, Emiko Ray, shares her journey in understanding that beauty isn’t just skin deep.
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OpinionShould Christian women be above worrying about their wrinkles?
Claire Musters wonders how much our feelings towards our ageing bodies reflect the culture we are living in and suggests the Church should be providing a better narrative.
